1920–21 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1920–21 season was the 44th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton entered the Dumbartonshire Cup and the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup.
1920–1921 season | ||
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Manager | James Collins | |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | |
Scottish League | 21st | |
Scottish Cup | Fourth Round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Duncan Walker (15) All: Duncan Walker (21) | |
Highest home attendance | 10,000 | |
Lowest home attendance | 2,000 | |
Average home league attendance | 4,000 | |
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Scottish League
Dumbarton witnessed a slump in form finishing in 21st-place out of 22, with 24 points, well behind champions Rangers.[1] In addition to an outflow of some of the team's talent, the inability to score was also a problem, and with just 41 goals to their credit, Dumbarton finishing up as lowest scorers in the league.
19 August 1920 League | Partick Thistle | 1–0[2][3] | Dumbarton | Firhill Park |
Kinloch 22' | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: H Humphreys |
21 August 1920 League | Dumbarton | 1–0[4][5] | Clydebank | Boghead Park |
Scott 89' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: T McMillan |
25 August 1920 League | Dumbarton | 1–2[6][7] | Morton | Boghead Park |
McDiarmid 70' | Gourlay 80' French |
Attendance: 3,000 |
28 August 1920 League | Dumbarton | 1–1[8][9] | Dundee | Boghead Park |
Marshall | Bell 30' | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Binnie |
31 August 1920 League | Clyde | 2–1[10][11] | Dumbarton | Shawfield Stadium |
Marshall Thomson (pen) |
Walker 30' | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: R Kelso |
4 September 1920 League | Hamilton | 1–1[12][13] | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
Pollock 35' | McDonald 5' | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: L Wynne |
7 September 1920 League | Queen's Park | 3–0[14][15] | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
Gillespie 35' Fyfe 55' (pen) |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: A Jackson |
11 September 1920 League | Dumbarton | 0–4[16][17] | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
White Duncan (pen) Blue |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Bell |
16 September 1920 League | Ayr United | 3–0[18][19] | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
Stevenson Richardson |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Stevenson |
18 September 1920 League | Hibernian | 2–0[20][21] | Dumbarton | Easter Road Stadium |
Anderson 1' Templeton |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: W Bell |
25 September 1920 League | Dumbarton | 0–2[22][23] | Clyde | Boghead Park |
Duncan | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A McMahon |
2 October 1920 League | Morton | 4–1[24][25] | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
Stevenson 8', 89' French 13' Miller 14' |
Browning | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: W Bell |
9 October 1920 League | Dumbarton | 2–5[26][27] | Rangers | Boghead Park |
Fraser 45' McDiarmid |
Meiklejohn Morton Cairns Cunningham |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Lyons |
16 October 1920 League | Raith Rovers | 3–1[28][29] | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
Birrell Waitt |
Raeside | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Campbell |
23 October 1920 League | Dumbarton | 4–0[30][31] | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
McDiarmid Walker Browning |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Kelso |
30 October 1920 League | Airdrie | 1–1[32][33] | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
McLean | Walker | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W Stevenson |
6 November 1920 League | Dumbarton | 1-3[34][35] | Celtic | Boghead Park |
Walker 45' | Cringan 30' Cassidy McLean |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: W Bell |
13 November 1920 League | Third Lanark | 4–0[36][37] | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park |
Orr (pen) Welsh Walker,F |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Howden |
20 November 1920 League | Motherwell | 8–2[38][39] | Dumbarton | Fir Park |
Lennie 76' Robertson 30' Ferguson 35', 75', 80', 89' Rankine 45' |
Walker 2' | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: T Dougray |
27 November 1920 League | Dumbarton | 0-1[40][41] | Aberdeen | Boghead Park |
Middleton 30' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Stevenson |
4 December 1920 League | Dumbarton | 0–1[42][43] | Partick Thistle | Boghead Park |
McMullan 60' | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Edward |
11 December 1920 League | St Mirren | 4–1[44][45] | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
Love 5', 50' Anderson Lawson |
Walker | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: H Humphreys |
18 December 1920 League | Dumbarton | 1–0[46][47] | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
Walker 5' | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Lyons |
25 December 1920 League | Hearts | 6–2[48][49] | Dumbarton | Tynecastle Stadium |
Forbes 3' Murphy Wilson Sharp |
McDiarmid 47' McTavish (pen) |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: W Bell |
1 January 1921 League | Dumbarton | 0–1[50][51] | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
Stevenson | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: J Binnie |
5 January 1921 League | Clydebank | 1–2[52][53] | Dumbarton | Clydeholm Park |
Paton 85' | Somerville 7' Walker 30' |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: A Allan |
8 January 1921 League | Falkirk | 5–1[54][55] | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
Glancy Kane Gowdy |
Walker | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: J Martin |
15 January 1921 League | Dumbarton | 2-0[56][57] | Raith Rovers | Boghead Park |
Walker 5' Browning 75' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: G McKenzie |
22 January 1921 League | Rangers | 2–0[58][59] | Dumbarton | Ibrox Park |
Cunningham 44' Cairns 85' |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: G McKenzie |
29 January 1921 League | Dundee | 2–1[60][61] | Dumbarton | Dens Park |
Thomas (pen) Bell |
Walker | Attendance: 16,000 Referee: J Stevenson |
12 February 1921 League | Dumbarton | 1–2[62][63] | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
Mannion | Henderson |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A Jackson |
23 February 1921 League | Kilmarnock | 4–1[64][65] | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
Culley Gibson Smith,M Smith,J |
Walker | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: J Black |
26 February 1921 League | Dumbarton | 2–0[66][67] | Motherwell | Boghead Park |
Somerville McDiarmid 80' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: T McMillan |
7 March 1921 League | Dumbarton | 4-1[68][69] | Falkirk | Boghead Park |
Early 35' McDiarmid 40' Mctavish Chalmers 78' |
Glancy 5' | Attendance: 2,000 |
12 March 1921 League | Dumbarton | 1–0[70][71] | Hibernian | Boghead Park |
McTavish 22' | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Stevenson |
19 March 1921 League | Dumbarton | 0–1[72][73] | Third Lanark | Boghead Park |
Walker,F | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A McMahon |
26 March 1921 League | Aberdeen | 2–0[74][75] | Dumbarton | Pittodrie Stadium |
Fisher | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: W Bell |
2 April 1921 League | Celtic | 1–1[76][77] | Dumbarton | Celtic Park |
McStay 25' (pen) | Walker 30' | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: T McMillan |
8 April 1921 League | Dumbarton | 1–0[78][79] | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
Walker 42' | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Binnie |
11 April 1921 League | Dumbarton | 0–3[80][81] | Hearts | Boghead Park |
Wilson 20' Meikle 25', 75' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J Sinclair |
16 April 1921 League | Dumbarton | 3-0[82][83] | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
Mannion Fraser |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: G Robertson |
23 April 1921 League | Albion Rovers | 3–0[84][85] | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
Kiernan 10', 53' Greenshields |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: A Edward |
Promotion/Relegation Election
The bottom two clubs - Dumbarton and St Mirren - retained their places in the Scottish League. Although the Scottish Second Division had not yet reformed, there was one applicant for promotion - Central League champions, Dunfermline Athletic. However they failed to find a proposer and seconder in the vote.
Scottish Cup
Dumbarton reached the fourth round before losing out to Rangers.
5 February 1921 Cup R2 | Dumbarton | 3–0[86][87] | Elgin City | Boghead Park |
Walker 20' McDiarmid |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A McMahon |
19 February 1921 Cup R3 | Nithsdale Wanderers | 5–0[88][89] | Elgin City | Boghead Park |
Walker 25' 75' 76' McDiarmid 30' |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: H Humphreys |
Dumbartonshire Cup
Dumbarton again failed to progress from the sectional stage of the Dumbartonshire Cup.
6 January 1921 Group | Dumbarton | 3–2 | Dumbarton Harp | Boghead Park |
Rae Mannion Walker |
Attendance: 4,000 |
13 April 1921 Group | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Renton | Boghead Park |
Chalmers | Lyle Haddow |
Attendance: 2,000 |
20 April 1921 Group | Vale of Leven | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Millburn Park |
Robertson 9' Johnstone 65' |
Fraser 44' | Attendance: 2,000 |
25 April 1921 Group | Clydebank | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Clydeholm Park |
McLavin 65' Fulton |
McDiarmid 25' McTavish 70' |
Attendance: 2,000 |
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Vale of Leven | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
2 | Clydebank | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
3 | Dumbarton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Renton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
5 | Dumbarton Harp | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
Dumbartonshire Charity Cup
Following a draw with Vale of Leven in the semi final, a replay date could not be arranged and Dumbarton agreed to scratch from the competition.
11 May 1921 Semi Final | Vale of Leven | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Dumbarton | Millburn Park |
Grainger | Attendance: 2,000 |
Friendlies
11 August 1920 Friendly | Rothesay Juniors | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Rothesay, Bute |
Marshall | Attendance: 2,000 |
Player statistics
Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | John Hagen[92] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
GK | John Miller[93] | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
GK | Percy Wharrier[94] | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Peter Brown[95] | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Donald Colman | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | Alex Marshall[96] | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Ernest Somerville[97] | 15 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Joseph Till | 38 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | Harry Chatton | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Eli Cotterill[98] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Archibald Mackie | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | James McDonald[99] | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Thomas Raeside[100] | 36 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | James Scott | 37 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | Pat Travers[101] | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | John Browning | 35 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | Andrew Chalmers | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Peter Currie | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Arthur Early[102] | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | William Fraser[103] | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Charles Gordon[104] | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Thomas Mannion[105] | 23 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | Thomas Maxwell[106] | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Bob McDermid[107] | 41 | 9 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ||
FW | John McMillan[108] | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | John McTavish | 22 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | George Rae[109] | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Smith[110] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Duncan Walker | 36 | 21 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 6 |
Source:[111]
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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Source:[113]
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- John Miller set 3 records during the season. First, the league match against Partick Thistle on 19 August marked Miller's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions. Second, his appearance in the league match against Celtic on 2 April was his 226th competitive match for the club - overtaking Alexander Thom's record set in the previous season. And third, the league match against Hearts on 11 April would be Miller's final game for the club - during his eight seasons with the club he set a new record of 228 appearances in all national competitive matches.
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- The league match against Dundee on 29 January marked Thomas Raeside's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
- The league match against Dundee on 29 January marked Pat Travers's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions.
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